justificado

adj.

justified.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: justificar.

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ADJ justified

no justificado — unjustified

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justificado¹

¹ = justified.

Ex: This new arrangement is meant to give the U.S. military a more justified presence in the eyes of many would-be critics.

* bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.

* excusa justificada = justified excuse.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* razón justificada = justified reason.

* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.

* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.

* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.

* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* tener causa justificada = have + good cause.

* tener motivo justificado = have + good cause.

justificado²

² = justified.

Ex: Opinions differ as whether justification facilitates or hinders reading; detractors point as well to a variety of increased costs due to the use of a justified format.

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Del verbo justificar: (conjugate justificar)

justificado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
justificado    
justificar
justificar (conjugate justificar) verbo transitivo

a) (en general) to justify;

◊ eso no justifica su actitud that does not justify her attitude;

sus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justified;
trabajar por tan poco no se justifica it isn't worth working for so little

b) (disculpar) ‹persona› to find o make excuses for

justificarse verbo pronominal
to justify oneself, excuse oneself
justificado,-a adjetivo justified, well-grounded
justificar verbo transitivo to justify
'justificado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
justificada
English:
justified
- righteous

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justificado, -a adj

justified

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justificado

adj tb

TIP justified